Fast onset of COPD about a year agoMay 2021 I woke up and couldn't breathe, just like most here it seems. I did have an emergency inhaler, so I hit it like mad and finally was able... By Bert L2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
DaniciaI was diagnosed in 2014. I struggle more in summer with pollen pollution and poor air quality. Have many sinus infections. So breathing is a real killer. Also bloat. Man!!!!... By Danicia1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
advice?Perspective? Advice? I contracted a breakthrough COVID in June. It lingered into July. After weeks of negative COVID tests, it recurred with a vengeance, leading to double pneumonia. The long... By Dennis.Newkirk1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Hope this might help others (slipping rib)I had a flare-up that started around November 15th, 2021. It lasted months. After two weeks, I started to have a severe pain in my back where a rib attached... By adrianhayter1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Engineered silica nanoparticle coatingsYou may never have heard of engineered silica nanoparticles before but you're bound to have been exposed to them already. They are one of modern industries favourite new toys as... By Baz3922 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
MY COPD CAUSES ARE MANYFrom birth til teens several reasons why I have COPD. After a severe lung infection was diagnosed with COPD, had several very serious flare-ups including carbon dioxide poisoning which was... By mardurd1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Coping with copdI was a caregiver to my mom she also had COPD she passed away 25 years ago. I took her off life support she wrote a letter telling her doctor... By Charlotte Solomo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
PrednisoneAnyone who takes prednisone more than rarely should be aware of what it's doing and why it's doing that. Any pulmo doc will keep you up to speed. I get... By jcupdike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Still learning..When I was diagnosed with it in 2009, doctor's had a way of making me think the end was near.. 50's too old to heal. Didn't "heal" but sure have... By Lindylu21 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My turnI was first diagnosed 12 years ago, and did not make a lot of changes immediately. I had given up smoking which I had done for about 32 years, and... By Worthyme1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
It's all about control.I'm weeks from 79 years of age and 20 years of COPD. I know the insides of ERs (A & E to Brits) and innumerable exacerbations with the attendant antibiotics... By only me1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
living with lung diseaseI'm an 84-year-old female, in good health apart from lungs. My father died of lung disease at 54 yrs old, my 2 brothers also had lung disease and all 3... By pam alston1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Trip to TexasI am on oxygen 24 and 7. I needed a portable oxygen machine that airlines approve...so I rented one just for the overnight trip from NS Canada to TX to... By debi551 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Older and a little wiserMy name is Wayne. I'm no different than other people trying to have some kind of life as I've been living COPD for about 5 years now I'm on oxygen... By greenman20201 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My StoryI'm new to my diagnosis, compared to most of the people that post here that I have read. So I'm still in the processes of accepting my new life. I... By Jbyrd4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Finding ways to pass timeI never expected to have my health take a turn south. It started out with a diagnosis of COPD and being placed on supplemental oxygen. In addition, I had several... By dkundtz2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
ComfortAs I sit here alone for another Holiday, I find peace and/or comfort in nothing. I am reminded of being called a Burden and a treated like a leper or... By Blackbird1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
How I "cured" my COPD symptoms completely.I am embarrassed that this story is going to sound like me, me, me but I am excited to share my "discovery" in the hope that it may help others... By AlexD3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
Exercises that change my lifeMy name is John Latuharhary, I am 68yrs, I smoked almost my entire life, I had been diagnosed with COPD about 4yrs ago... I had shortness of breath.. just doing... By jhljohn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
ExerciseI think a pulmonary rehab program is essential before anybody starts an exercise regimen. If your doc hasn't discussed it with you, I think you should ask. Rehab techs will... By jcupdike1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments